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QUOTE OF THE DAY
— H. Sawin Millett, an Oxford county commissioner whose term will end just after his 90th birthday. The average age of a county commissioner in Maine is 68, with relatively few younger adults seeking the jobs.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
A Caribou tennis coach’s alleged abuse was known by the school and police years before his arrest. John Habeeb, who died by suicide last month, was first accused of sexual abuse by a student in 2023.
Republicans are picking apart Graham Platner’s Reddit archive post by post. Out-of-state groups backing U.S. Sen. Susan Collins are flooding the airwaves with a mix of old and new broadsides against the political newcomer.
Craving a Maine lobster roll? Here’s how much you should expect to pay. We will maintain a lobster roll price index for a second consecutive year.
Most of Maine’s county commissioners are in their 60s and 70s. The average age is 68, and some are serving well into their 80s, with relatively few younger adults seeking the jobs.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- Graham Platner shares his votes in Maine’s Democratic gubernatorial primary
- Graham Platner will appear on TIME magazine’s cover
- Federal judge dismisses Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking Maine voter data
- Maine transgender sports referendum poised to fall off the 2026 ballot
- Thousands gather in Bangor to honor game warden killed in plane crash
- Bangor police warn about surge in vehicle burglaries
- Man accused of meth trafficking in northern Penobscot County
- MSAD 70’s $8.3M budget moves forward to a referendum vote
- Aroostook County will use opioid settlement money to hire school resource officer
- 37-year Caribou Police veteran dies after yearlong battle with ALS
- Maine high court denies California man’s appeal to overturn drug charges
- New fishway with expanded public park will replace Down East dam
- Bar Harbor can only enforce cruise ship passenger caps in July and August, judge rules
- 2 rescued after sailboat capsizes on Orland pond
- Hundreds gather to honor fallen Morrill firefighter
- Prosecutors will present case against Mainer accused of Irish farmer’s slaying
- Midcoast select board grants burlesque permit for downtown tavern
- Man arrested for 2025 Maine slaying
- Maine motorcyclist dies after collision with van
- Maine fishing boats stuck dockside as diesel prices surge on Iran war
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“The safety and flourishing of our Muslim neighbors blesses us all.”
LIFE IN MAINE
How does a Maine guide survive black fly season? BDN Outdoors editor Susan Bard explains.
